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TIL that in 2009 5 stranded fishermen were rescued by the USS Rhode Island, an Ohio class ballistic missile submarine.

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6EJRJ TIL that the CIA originally supported and funded the July 26th movement, which was Fidel Castro's rebel group that overthrew the Cuban dictatorship.
kOlL1 TIL the Japanese invasions of Malaya and Singapore using bicycles is known as the Bicycle Blitzkrieg
grOGD TIL about the Schienenzeppelin, a train powered by a rear-mounted propeller similar to a helicopter, capable of reaching 140 km/h (87 mph). Designed in 1930s Germany, it was intended to be a futuristic mode of transportation but never entered service due to technical issues and WWII
pYNvb TIL that the youngest drill sergeant in the history of the United States Marine Corps was Donald Dunagan, the voice of Bambi.
rRXye TIL that the US also had concentration camps like germany during WW2 for Japanese Americans and so called Aleuts. They were forced to live in barely humane conditions in cramped shacks without plumbing or cooking facilities, while they also burned down some of the villages of the imprisioned.